Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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John Brown’s Christmas Raid into Missouri 1858
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James Forman (1928-2005)
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Vivian Gordon Harsh (1890-1960)
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Tullahassee Manual Labor School (1850-1924)

Explore Global African History

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Bishop Samuel Adjai Crowther (1809 – 1891)
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Michael X (1933-1975)
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25th Dynasty, Ancient Egypt (ca. 746 BC to 653 BC)
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Zanele Muholi (1972-)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963: One Participant Remembers
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Uncle Tom Revisited: Rescuing the Real Character from the Caricature
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Border Love on the Rio Grande: African American Men and Latinas in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas (1850-1940)
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Jazz in Occupied China: Black Jazzmen at the Japanese Prison Camp in Weihsien, China during World War II

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators